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DYK for SAM-A-19 Plato

On 27 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article SAM-A-19 Plato, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the U.S. Army's Plato and FABMDS programs for anti-ballistic missiles evolved into the well-known Patriot missile? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SAM-A-19 Plato. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, SAM-A-19 Plato), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Vanamonde (talk) 12:12, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for 1998 NAPA 500

On 28 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1998 NAPA 500, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that over seven hours of rain delays resulted in the 1998 NAPA 500 becoming the first night race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 1998 NAPA 500), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Lockheed Aequare

On 28 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lockheed Aequare, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Aequare was a remotely piloted vehicle intended to be used by F-4 Phantom II fighter-bombers to find and designate targets? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lockheed Aequare. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lockheed Aequare), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

John Calvin

That particular IP, you blocked, is back. Spouting how Calvin and/or his mother was Jewish.[1] Oh, and that John Calvin was not French.88.104.159.79 --Kansas Bear (talk) 01:38, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Thanks; blocked. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:39, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. Unfortunately, it appears said IP has taken their routine to other articles. Saxon talk page --Kansas Bear (talk) 19:06, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

Sometimes, all you can do is play Wac-a-Mole, alas. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 19:28, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

I hear you. Sorry. --Kansas Bear (talk) 19:39, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

No worries. Such is the Wikipedian life! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 19:40, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Jaguar (American rocket)

On 29 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jaguar (American rocket), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Jaguar multi-stage sounding rocket was designed to be launched using a toss bombing maneuver from a B-57 bomber? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jaguar (American rocket). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Jaguar (American rocket)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

~~ 00:03, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for SSM-A-23 Dart

On 31 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article SSM-A-23 Dart, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the company developing the SSM-A-23 Dart anti-tank missile changed ownership twice while the project was underway? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SSM-A-23 Dart. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, SSM-A-23 Dart), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:04, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for TDU-12/B Skydart

On 4 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article TDU-12/B Skydart, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Skydart target rocket (pictured) used the same launching rails as the missiles used to shoot it down? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/TDU-12/B Skydart. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, TDU-12/B Skydart), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of AUM-N-2 Petrel

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article AUM-N-2 Petrel you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 05:40, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

Missile articles

Are you planning to take them through GA? Just because there is not a lot of information on the missiles does not mean they cannot pass GA (as I am sure you know). If you need a co-nom or a reviewer even for them, hit me up. Kees08 (Talk) 07:47, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of AUM-N-2 Petrel

The article AUM-N-2 Petrel you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:AUM-N-2 Petrel for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 21:21, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Republic SD-4 Swallow

On 6 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Republic SD-4 Swallow, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Republic SD-4 and Fairchild SD-5 reconnaissance drones were designed to provide targeting data for tactical ballistic missiles? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Republic SD-4 Swallow), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:08, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Fairchild SD-5 Osprey

On 6 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fairchild SD-5 Osprey, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Republic SD-4 and Fairchild SD-5 reconnaissance drones were designed to provide targeting data for tactical ballistic missiles? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Fairchild SD-5 Osprey), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:08, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of AUM-N-2 Petrel

The article AUM-N-2 Petrel you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:AUM-N-2 Petrel for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 02:21, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Heads-up

Blocked user Biantez has created sports articles about minor leagues that are non-notable such as Campeonato_Carioca_Third_Division which I just G5'd. There is also Campeonato Carioca Second Division which is another minor league camp. It appears there are several more of the same by this same blocked user. Would you take a look at it? I don't want to keep tagging them G5 if there's a chance I'm using the wrong tag. Thanks in advance...^{Atsme📞📧} 13:50, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for AAM-N-10 Eagle

On 10 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article AAM-N-10 Eagle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the AAM-N-10 Eagle air-to-air missile was intended to be tested using an aircraft (pictured) nicknamed "Snoopy"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/AAM-N-10 Eagle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, AAM-N-10 Eagle), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 01:07, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLII, February 2018

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D on the Napoleonic Wars and Hawkeye7 on World War II Op-ed: Hawkeye7 on generalship in 1918 Timeline: This month in World War I

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Your GA nomination of AUM-N-2 Petrel

The article AUM-N-2 Petrel you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:AUM-N-2 Petrel for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 19:41, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for JB-3 Tiamat

On 13 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article JB-3 Tiamat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that prototypes of the JB-3 Tiamat air-to-air missile were the first missiles to be launched at the Wallops Flight Facility by the Langley Research Center? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/JB-3 Tiamat. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, JB-3 Tiamat), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:22, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for RIM-50 Typhon

On 16 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article RIM-50 Typhon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Typhon surface-to-air missile was developed as part of a system to replace the United States Navy's "3T"s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/RIM-50 Typhon. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, RIM-50 Typhon), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Round Two WIn911

Hey Bushranger. I found the time to update the page on the WIN911 Software company in my userpage. Submitted a request via Wikipedia:Requests_for_undeletion#WIN-911_Software - mod there mentioned checking in with you about moving the draft. Can you advise on next steps? I believe I've gotten the updated version improved to satisfy WP:N and WP:RS. Techzette (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:12, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Gordon Napier

Hi. I haven't been online in a while and noticed in my absence the page for Scottish director Gordon Napier had been removed but I cant see any info on my talk page as to why it was removed. Do you know what was wrong with it? Happy for you to contact me on my talk page. Thanks ChrisGFA (talk) 00:48, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

BOAC Flight 783

Hi there, any objection to the creation of BOAC Flight 783? I noticed you deleted it a few years ago. The accident is definitely notable enough for an article. --Deeday-UK (talk) 21:14, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Well, I've created it now. Looks alright to me. --Deeday-UK (talk) 01:27, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Bah, sorry for the delay. Real life kicked me around and I haven't been able to get on lately. As long as it's notable, it's fine - it was deleted before because one of our more prolific banned sockpuppeteers was responsible for it. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:10, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Precious six years!

Precious

Six years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:10, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Republishing a deleted page

Hello - I would like to get the page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipp_A._Haynes_Williamson - live again, after it was previously deleted. An autoconfirmed editor had created the page, however they violated wikipedia's policies to bypass the new page patrol review. I was not aware they had done this. - How do I get this page, which is notable through reliable sources, published to Wikipedia again? is there a way to resubmit the existing content for new page review through the correct URL? - if I can't get the page re-published, I can create a new page from scratch - however is it likely to be deleted once again due to previous violations? or will it be considered a completely new page, and judged on its notability and reliability? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edwinahelen (talk • contribs) 03:02, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

If you re-start it from scratch at the correct page title from the get-go, and it is verifiable as being notable through reliable sources, that is all that is needed. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:03, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 March newsletter

And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. With 53 contestants qualifying, the groups for round 2 are slightly smaller than usual, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining users.

Our top scorers in round 1 were:

• Aoba47 led the field with a featured article, 8 good articles and 42 GARs, giving a total of 666 points.
• FrB.TG , a WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points, gained from a featured article and masses of bonus points.
• Ssven2, another WikiCup newcomer, was in third place with 403 points, garnered from a featured article, a featured list, a good article and twelve GARs.
• Ceranthor, Numerounovedant, Carbrera, Farang Rak Tham and Cartoon network freak all had over 200 points, but like all the other contestants, now have to start again from scratch. A good achievement was the 193 GARs performed by WikiCup contestants, comparing very favourably with the 54 GAs they achieved.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) and Vanamonde (talk) 15:27, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Gordon Napier

Hi. I left a question for you a few weeks back about the page for Scottish director Gordon Napier being removed but I never got a response. Do you know why it was removed? Happy for you to contact me on my talk page. Thanks ChrisGFA (talk) 20:45, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLIII, March 2018

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at a work by Daniel Ellsberg Op-ed: TomStar81 on the 1918 flu pandemic Timeline: This month in World War I

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DYK nomination of Project Kingfisher

Hello! Your submission of Project Kingfisher at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:43, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

Panjabi Hit Squad

I just noticed Panjabi Hit Squad which I stumbled upon, was deleted deleted three months ago. I believe notability can be established, as I started doing on the lead. I was wondering what material exists on the deleted article. Is it possible to restore the latest revision, maybe on my space, so I can see what material can be used? Best regards. --Muhandes (talk) 18:03, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

I've restored the old versions to the current page's history so you can retrieve any data you need. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:12, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. --Muhandes (talk) 17:56, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of AUM-N-2 Petrel

The article AUM-N-2 Petrel you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:AUM-N-2 Petrel for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 22:01, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:12, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

April 2018 Milhist Backlog Drive

G'day all, please be advised that throughout April 2018 the Military history Wikiproject is running its annual backlog elimination drive. This will focus on several key areas:

• tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
• adding or improving listed resources on Milhist's task force pages
• updating the open tasks template on Milhist's task force pages
• creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various lists of missing articles.

As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.

The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the scope of military history will be considered eligible. This year, the Military history project would like to extend a specific welcome to members of Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red, and we would like to encourage all participants to consider working on helping to improve our coverage of women in the military. This is not the sole focus of the edit-a-thon, though, and there are aspects that hopefully will appeal to pretty much everyone.

The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 April and runs until 23:59 UTC on 30 April 2018. Those interested in participating can sign up here.

For the Milhist co-ordinators, AustralianRupert and MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:53, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

What do you do when a user ignores the steps required after ANI?

You closed the ANI incident at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive971#User:Colonies Chris and the decision was:

"Colonies Chris is directed to stop using AutoWikiBrowser, or other automated editing tools, to make edits of any type to state name abbreviations, until he has:

1.Started a discussion at an appropriate venue, or venues given that there are multiple WikiProjects whose articles he is covering, on whether or not it is desirable to alter state name abbreviations within the scope of that venue, and whether or not it is desirable to use an automated tool to do so;

2.Has established a firm consensus that the automated edits to state name abbreviations he wishes to make are desirable; and

3.Has had the discussion or discussions establishing consensus evaluated and closed by another editor in good standing before initiating the automated edits he has gained consensus for."

We have cases where the user is still using a bot and is still deleting state after "city, state." I have discussed at his Talk page (as has another editor), and it is clear that he has ignored the instructions. Since I posted to his talk page, he has made several other edits doing the same thing (example - one of many just today). My question is, what is my recourse? Do I need to put this up at ANI again? Thanks for your guidance. Rikster2 (talk) 17:53, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Pelican (bomb)

On 1 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pelican (bomb), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that James Longstreet was mauled by pelicans? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pelican (bomb). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pelican (bomb)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for SAM-N-8 Zeus

On 1 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article SAM-N-8 Zeus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the United States Navy considered calling on Zeus to defend a battleship? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SAM-N-8 Zeus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, SAM-N-8 Zeus), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 12:02, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Project Kingfisher; AUM-N-4 Diver; AUM-N-6 Puffin; SUM-N-2 Grebe

Hello! Your submission of Project Kingfisher; AUM-N-4 Diver; AUM-N-6 Puffin; SUM-N-2 Grebe at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 20:14, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Project Kingfisher

On 8 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Project Kingfisher, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that aerial torpedo-carrying missiles developed for the US Navy under Project Kingfisher included the Petrel (pictured), Diver, Grebe, and Puffin? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Project Kingfisher), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:12, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for AUM-N-2 Petrel

On 8 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article AUM-N-2 Petrel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that aerial torpedo-carrying missiles developed for the US Navy under Project Kingfisher included the Petrel (pictured), Diver, Grebe, and Puffin? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, AUM-N-2 Petrel), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:12, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for AUM-N-4 Diver

On 8 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article AUM-N-4 Diver, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that aerial torpedo-carrying missiles developed for the US Navy under Project Kingfisher included the Petrel (pictured), Diver, Grebe, and Puffin? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, AUM-N-4 Diver), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:12, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for AUM-N-6 Puffin

On 8 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article AUM-N-6 Puffin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that aerial torpedo-carrying missiles developed for the US Navy under Project Kingfisher included the Petrel (pictured), Diver, Grebe, and Puffin? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, AUM-N-6 Puffin), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:13, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for SUM-N-2 Grebe

On 8 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article SUM-N-2 Grebe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that aerial torpedo-carrying missiles developed for the US Navy under Project Kingfisher included the Petrel (pictured), Diver, Grebe, and Puffin? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, SUM-N-2 Grebe), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:13, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

Over 14,000 hits! Nice job! Yoninah (talk) 23:03, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLIIV, April 2018

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D looks at the bombing of Darwin; recent books by female military historians Review essay: K.e.coffman on Wikipedia's representations of the Nazi German military Op-ed: TomStar81 on the Red Baron Timeline: This month in World War I

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Proposed deletion of File:GPS for listify.png

The file File:GPS for listify.png has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Old orphaned esoteric file.

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Please consider addressing the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated files}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and files for discussion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 17:48, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of File:KLMedal list.png

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Old orphaned esoteric file.

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You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated files}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the file's talk page.

Please consider addressing the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated files}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and files for discussion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 17:48, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 May newsletter

The second round of the 2018 WikiCup has now finished. Most contestants who advanced to the next round scored upwards of 100 points, but two with just 10 points managed to scrape through into round 3. Our top scorers in the last round were:

• Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with three featured articles
• Iazyges, with nine good articles and lots of bonus points
• Yashthepunisher, a first time contestant, with two featured lists
• SounderBruce, a finalist last year, with seventeen good topic articles
• Usernameunique, a first time contestant, with fourteen DYKs
• Muboshgu, a seasoned competitor, with three ITNs and
• Courcelles, another first time contestant, with twenty-seven GARs

So far contestants have achieved twelve featured articles between them and a splendid 124 good articles. Commendably, 326 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2018 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met; most of the GARs are fine, but a few have been a bit skimpy.

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The Bugle: Issue CXLIV, May 2018

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at coalitions and logistics in World War II, and Nick-D at Australia's frontier wars Timeline: This month in World War I

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The Bugle: Issue CXLVI, June 2018

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WikiCup 2018 July newsletter

The third round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

• Courcelles, a first time contestant, with 1756 points, a tally built largely on 27 GAs related to the Olympics
• Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three GAs on natural history and astronomy topics
• SounderBruce, a finalist last year, with a variety of submissions related to transport in the state of Washington

Contestants managed 7 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 120 good articles, 1 good topic, 124 DYK entries, 15 ITN entries, and 132 good article reviews. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 458 GA reviews, in comparison to 244 good articles submitted for review and promoted. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process; several submissions, particularly in abstruse or technical areas, have needed additional work to make them completely verifiable.

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The Bugle: Issue CXLVII, July 2018

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Blake Jones

Hi, is it possible for you to redirect Blake Jones (racing driver) to Blake Jones, since the latter can now only be created by an admin? I have recently written the article on Jones and would like for this redirect to be made, please. GeorgeMHall (talk) 15:39, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Consider it done. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:45, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Is the New York Post's Page Six considered a reliable source?

See here. I've looked around projectspace, but couldn't find anything definite. I saw that you were on so thought I'd ask you. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 02:54, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

I have no honest clue, but that smells of Tabloidism to me. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:19, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLVIII, August 2018

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D looks at a classic US official history Op-ed: TomStar81 on belated declarations of war in 1916–18 Timeline: This month in World War I

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Categories

I don't usually mess with categories, as they tend to be very confusing to me. One "rule" I thought I understood was that parent and grandparent categories shouldn't be placed on the same pages with the child/grandchild category. Apparently I'm wrong. Can you give any clarifications, or should I just go back to ignoring categories again? Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 19:29, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

Looks to me like somebody suffered from "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing" syndrome. In that case, only the "lowest level" category would be included... - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 06:11, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, that's what I thought too. It is odd that a new user almost immediately gets involved in categories, something I still rarely get involved with after 12 years on WP. Someone may have cold feet methinks. :) - BilCat (talk) 07:18, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open

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WikiCup 2018 September newsletter

The fourth round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The eight users who made it to the final round had to score a minimum of 422 points to qualify, with the top score in the round being 4869 points. The leaders in round 4 were:

• Courcelles scored a magnificent 4869 points, with 92 good articles on Olympics-related themes. Courcelles' bonus points alone exceeded the total score of any of the other contestants!
• Kees08 was second with 1155 points, including a high-scoring featured article for Neil Armstrong, two good topics and some Olympics-related good articles.
• Cas Liber, with 1066 points, was in third place this round, with two featured articles and a good article, all on natural history topics.
• Other contestants who qualified for the final round were Nova Crystallis, Iazyges, SounderBruce, Kosack and Ceranthor.

During round four, 6 featured articles and 164 good articles were promoted by WikiCup contestants, 13 articles were included in good topics and 143 good article reviews were performed. There were also 10 "in the news" contributions on the main page and 53 "did you knows". Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

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Happy "Let all the stupid people edit Wikipedia" day

Oh, that's every day. Never mind. - BilCat (talk) 00:19, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

Some days I just suffer fools "very badly", as opposed to my normal "badly". This is one of those days. - BilCat (talk) 00:21, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Enjoy your stay. Sanity? What's that? - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:43, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

Victims lists

I see that you have added the Template:Importance section to the list of victims on the C23 tragedy article, as per WP:MEMORIAL. I see your point that Wikipedia is not a place for long lists of victims, eg. I wouldn't expect lists of victims of major disasters/accidents where hundreds of people died. However, in this case the list consists of only seven victims, so I personally see no reason why they shouldn't be included.

I left the template there for the time being, but I also added it to four other articles with similar lists of victims (Andrea Gail, Columbine High School massacre, 2009 Fort Hood shooting and 2014 Fort Hood shooting). Let's see if my addition of this template generates discussion elsewhere, so maybe we can reach a consensus.

Best regards, Xwejnusgozo (talk) 12:49, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLIX, September 2018

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Indy Beetle and Nick-D on the Katangese Gendarmes and India during World War II Op-ed: TomStar81 looks at two important treaties of World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

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More parent category issues

BR, do you have a link to a specific guideline.that clearly says not to add parent and child categories to the same article? The discussion is at User talk:BilCat/archive21#Retractable Roof Stadiums. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 00:36, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

I think WP:SUBCAT is where it is most clearly spelled out - Apart from certain exceptions (i.e. non-diffusing subcategories, see below), an article should be categorised as low down in the category hierarchy as possible, without duplication in parent categories above it. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:00, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CL, October 2018

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Modified hyperbolic tangent

Hi Bushranger, trying to look up some info I ran into the soft-deleted article modified hyperbolic tangent, to which I contributed some bits a while ago. Certainly not mainstream, but I think it's notable enough to deserve an article (or at least coverage in a higher order article), in particular as it isn't just some "esotheric" math stuff but has actual uses in modelling and engineering. Can you please refund? Thanks and greetings --Matthiaspaul (talk) 11:47, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

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Modified hyperbolic tangent

A tan gent.

-EEng

Hi Bushranger, trying to look up some info I ran into the soft-deleted article modified hyperbolic tangent, to which I contributed some bits a while ago. Certainly not mainstream, but I think it's notable enough to deserve an article (or at least coverage in a higher order article), in particular as it isn't just some "esotheric" math stuff but has actual uses in modelling and engineering. Can you please refund? Thanks and greetings --Matthiaspaul (talk) 11:47, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

(Was archived away before being answered, hence restored. --Matthiaspaul (talk) 12:03, 1 November 2018 (UTC))

I don't want to rub it in, but not only have you misspelled esoteric, but in your signature you misspelled math. EEng 12:11, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

;-) Thanks for spotting the typo. Regarding the other remark, if that would refer to my profession, I'd have to use an alias similar to your's - FWIW, that's how my name is actually spelled over here. --Matthiaspaul (talk) 12:47, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

@Matthiaspaul: Sorry for the delay in getting to this. Some times it feels like my brain is being pulled eighty different places...I've restored it to your userspace at User:Matthiaspaul/Modified hyperbolic tangent. Have fun! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 04:06, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 November newsletter

The WikiCup is over for another year! Our Champion this year is Courcelles (submissions), who over the course of the competition has amassed 147 GAs, 111 GARs, 9 DYKs, 4 FLs and 1 ITN. Our finalists were as follows:

1. Courcelles (submissions)
2. Kosack (submissions)
3. Kees08 (submissions)
4. SounderBruce (submissions)
5. Cas Liber (submissions)
6. Nova Crystallis (submissions)
7. Iazyges (submissions)
8. Ceranthor (submissions)

All those who reached the final win awards, and awards will also be going to the following participants:

• Cas Liber (submissions) wins the FA prize, for three featured articles in round 2.
• Courcelles (submissions) wins the GA prize, for 92 good articles in round 3.
• Kosack (submissions) wins the FL prize, for five featured lists overall.
• Cartoon network freak (submissions) wins the topic prize, for 30 articles in good topics overall.
• Usernameunique (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 24 did you know articles in round 3.
• Zanhe (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 17 in the news articles overall.
• Aoba47 (submissions) wins the GAR prize, for 43 good article reviews in round 1.

Awards will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved much this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition.

Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2019 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email) and Vanamonde93 (talk · contribs · email).

The Bugle: Issue CLI, November 2018

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The Bugle: Issue CLII, December 2018

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It lives

See Beriev Be-2500, re: your conversion to a redirect. Will post at WT:AIR if you're not active for a few more days. Thanks, and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. - BilCat (talk) 06:05, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you! Here's hoping the new year will be easier on my old brain. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:48, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Nice to see you back! - Ahunt (talk) 22:51, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2019 WikiCup!

Hello and Happy New Year!

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The Bugle: Issue CLIII, January 2019

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It's back again

See Beriev Be-2500. Do you want to protect it, or should we send it to AFD? Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 19:12, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

Oy vey. I was going to redirect it, but I see Andy beat me to AfD. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 03:15, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CLIV, February 2019

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Precious anniversary

Precious

Seven years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:58, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

Thank you! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:18, 2 March 2019 (UTC)

WikiCup 2019 March newsletter

And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2. With 56 contestants qualifying, each group in Round 2 contains seven contestants, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for Round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:

• L293D, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with ten good articles on submarines for a total of 357 points.
• Adam Cuerden, a WikiCup veteran, came next with 274 points, mostly from eight featured pictures, restorations of artwork.
• MPJ-DK, a wrestling enthusiast, was in third place with 263 points, garnered from a featured list, five good articles, two DYKs and four GARs.
• Usernameunique came next at 243, with a featured article and a good article, both on ancient helmets.
• Squeamish Ossifrage was in joint fifth place with 224 points, mostly garnered from bringing the 1937 Fox vault fire to featured article status.
• Ed! was also on 224, with an amazing number of good article reviews (56 actually).

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews on 143 good articles, one hundred more than the number of good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Well done all!

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The Bugle: Issue CLV, March 2019

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The Bugle: Issue CLVI, April 2019

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WikiCup 2019 May newsletter

The second round of the 2019 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to scored 32 points to advance into round 3. Our top four scorers in round 2 all scored over 400 points and were:

• Cas Liber (1210), our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three DYKs. He also made good use of the bonus points available, more than doubling his score by choosing appropriate articles to work on.
• Kosack (750), last year's runner up, with an FA, a GA, two FLs, and five DYKs.
• Adam Cuerden (480), a WikiCup veteran, with 16 featured pictures, mostly restorations.
• Zwerg Nase (461), a seasoned competitor, with a FA, a GA and an ITN item.

Other notable performances were put in by Barkeep49 with six GAs, Ceranthor, Lee Vilenski, and Canada Hky, each with seven GARs, and MPJ-DK with a seven item GT.

So far contestants have achieved nine featured articles between them and a splendid 80 good articles. Commendably, 227 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2019 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. The judges are pleased with the thorough GARs that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:46, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Bio AfD question

Hi BR, good to see you around again. I ran across Rebecca Grant (political expert), and it really doesn't look notable to me. What do you think? Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 07:18, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Belatedly, it's good to be (off and on) back. And that doesn't look particularly notable to me either. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 10:11, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

ArbCom 2019 special circular

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This message was sent to all administrators following a recent motion. Thank you for your attention. For the Arbitration Committee, Cameron11598 02:49, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular)

ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, two-factor authentication remains an optional means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.

We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered.

For the Arbitration Committee, -Cameron11598 21:04, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLVII, May 2019

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on Australia's leadership and medical services in World War II and Peacemaker67 on Israel's targeted assassinations Op-ed: TomStar81 looks at the fate of the German fleet at Scapa Flow

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Hello!

Hi there, old friend~! FYI, I'm back editing on WP.... I could use your help of semi-protection over at the page of Republic of Singapore Air Force due to the amount of sneaky vandalism inserting incorrect figures over a long period of time without anyone challenging them. Please apply it for as long as possible while I check and verify every one of them, thank you~! -- Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 20:57, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

Speedy upmerge of aircraft categories

Please see my proposal to speedily upmerge (i.e. finish the renaming):

• Category:Thai aircraft 1970–1979 to Category:1950s Thai aircraft etc Hugo999 (talk) 10:35, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLVIII, June 2019

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D looks at the Dambusters, and Hawkeye7 at Allied code breakers and Australia in New Guinea and Vietnam Op-ed: TomStar81 on the treaty that ended World War I

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WikiCup 2019 July newsletter

The third round of the 2019 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round needed to score at least 68 points, which is substantially lower than last year's 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

• Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with 500 points derived mainly from a featured article and two GAs on natural history topics
• Adam Cuerden, with 480 points, a tally built on 16 featured pictures, the result of meticulous restoration work
• SounderBruce, a finalist in the last two years, with 306 points from a variety of submissions, mostly related to sport or the State of Washington
• Usernameunique, with 305 points derived from a featured article and two GAs on archaeology and related topics

Contestants managed 4 (5) featured articles, 4 featured lists, 18 featured pictures, 29 good articles, 50 DYK entries, 9 ITN entries, and 39 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and it is imperative to claim them in the correct round; one FA claim had to be rejected because it was incorrectly submitted (claimed in Round 3 when it qualified for Round 2), so be warned! When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:12, 2 July 2019 (UTC)